新视野大学英语第二册

1、 A Teaching Plan for Unit 1(In New Horizon College English Book 2)I. Time: 10 class hoursII. Contents:Listening and SpeakingSection A: Time-Conscious AmericansSection B: Culture ShockIII. Suggested Timetable:1.The first two-class-hour session for listening and speaking (Unit 1 in College EnglishList

2、ening and Speaking Course Book 2).2.Next four-class-hour session for Section A3.The fourth two-class-hour session for exercises of Section A4.The fifth two-class-hour session for Section B and Section CIV. Aims and Requirements:Listening and Speaking:1. Train the students ability to understand the m

3、ain idea and grasp important details of the listening texts.2. Give the students a chance to exchange views on the texts they have heard to enable them to have a deeper understanding of the texts.Section A: Time-Conscious Americans1.Let the students acquainted with some new words:budget, acute, brie

4、f, interaction, convention, assess, consequently, significance, obtain,whereas, competent, fulfill2.Teach the following conjunctions: nothing but, much less, whereas3.Teach the writing skill: A paragraph of a General Statement Supported by Specific Details and Reasons Section B: Culture Shock1. Teac

5、h the reading skill: Reading for the Main Ideas in Paragraphs2. Enable students to grasp the main idea of the textV. Focal Points and Difficult Points:Listening and Speaking:1. Enable students to be familiar with the passage listening skill2. Grasp some words and expression which often appear in CET

6、-4Section A: Time-Conscious Americans1. Analyze the structure of several compound sentences and comprehend them.2. Learn to use conjunctions: much less, whereas3. Grasp several CET-4 key wordsSection B: Culture Shock1. Ask students to retell the story2.Review the subjunctive moodVI. Suggested Teachi

7、ng Procedure and Methodology:Listening and Speaking: ( an interactive approach is introduced)1.Pre-listening Task: arrange the students in pairs and ask them to discuss the following questions:Do you like sports? Whats your favorite sport? Why do people need to play sports?What do you know about the

8、 Olympic Games? 2.Background Information:Nowadays many people work in offices, spending most of their time indoor. In the enening they usually sit watching TV or reading newspapers. Their daily activities do not provide them with the exercises needed to keep them fit and healthy. Therefore, many of

9、them devoted part of their spare time to doing regular physics exercises and playing some sports. Some people go to the gym for a workout three times in the evening. The exercises they do there can help them stay in shape and feel relaxed. 3. Listening to text 1 and 24. Speaking Tasks: ask the stude

10、nts to get into pairs and explain to them how to carry out Speaking Task A- Reflections on the texts, and then select a pair to present their views in class.Section A Time-Conscious Americans1. Background Information:Cultural differences: Students and teachers need to be aware that the ethnocentric

11、attitudes of writers are precisely the way cultural conflict is encouraged. Why is understanding a culture always the others responsibility? Is it not possible that each culture could be made aware of different conventions? Both sides must work at rising above cultural differences and be willing to

12、compromise and, in both cases, most likely neither side has access to the cultural conventions of the other so blaming is not the answer. Educating is.2. Pre-reading ActivitiesListen to short passage twice and answer questions What precious resource do Americans value and save? What three behaviors

13、do Americans consider are a waste of time? In what different ways do Americans approach time in business relations? 听力原文：Americans value time and save it carefully. Time is a real, precious resource to them so every minute must count. Visitors may think Americans are always in a rush and under press

14、ure. Smiles, short conversations, and small exchanges with strangers dont exist because Americans dislike “wasting” too much time. Americans assess others professionally rather than socially, so they start talking business immediately since they are always conscious of time. Americans work hard at s

15、aving time so they may have meetings using equipment like television screens and telephones rather than in person. Quickly solving a problem or doing a job successfully is a sign of skill. The more important the job, the more time and effort Americans will pour into it. Answers: Time. Smiles, short

16、conversations, and small exchanges with strangers. Americans work hard at saving time so they may have meetings using equipment like television screens and telephones rather than in person. 3. Work on Section AA) Structure of the Text ( a method of analyzing the text structure is employed)Part 1 (Pa

17、ra. 1-3): In the US everyone seems to be in a rush in daily life, e.g. shopping, eating out, walking, driving a car, etc. Part 2 (Para. 4)：Americans start talking business directly without opening exchanges.Part 3 (Paras. 5-7)：Americans work hard at the task of saving time by producing a steady flow

18、 of labor-saving devices, e.g. faxes, phone calls, emails, etc.Part 4 (Para.8): It is taken as a sign of skillfulness or being competent to solve a problem or fulfill a job with speed in the US. B) Raise some questions to make students grasp some detailed information in the text (question and answer

19、 method is used)Part 1 (Para. 1-3):Questions-What results in a nation of people committed to researching, experimenting and exploring?-How is time treated in America? And why?- What is a foreigners first impression of the US likely to be? And how do city people appear in the writers eyes?- What is t

20、he writers advice if you “miss smiles, brief conversations, small exchanges with strangers”? And why?Answers-The attitude is that if one is not moving ahead, he is falling behind.-Time is treated as if it were something almost real. People budget it, waste it, steal it, kill it, cut it, account for

21、it; they also charge for it. They do this because time is a precious resource.-Everyone is in a rushoften under pressure. In the writers eyes, city people always appear to be hurrying to get where they are going, restlessly seeking attention in a store, or elbowing others as they try to complete the

22、ir shopping.-Dont take it personally. This is because people value time highly, and they resent someone else “wasting” it beyond a certain appropriate point.Part 2 (Para. 4):Question - Why will new arrival in the States miss many social behaviors during a business call?Answer-This is because America

23、ns generally assess and enquire about their visitors professionally rather than socially. They start talking business very quickly. Time is always ticking in their inner ear. Part 3 (Para. 5-7):Question -What examples does the writer give to show that Americans work hard at the task of saving time?

24、- How do Americans view the impersonality of electronic communication? Answers- Americans produce a steady flow of labor-saving devices: they communicate rapidly through faxes, phone calls or emails rather than through personal contacts.-The impersonality of electronic communication has little or no

25、 relation to the significance of the matter at hand.4. Language PointsPart 1 (Para. 1-3) . no one stands still. (Para.1)Meaning: No one keeps motionless, everyone moves and advances. stand: v. keep or stay in a particular position or stateFor this sense, stand is followed by adjectives or adjective-

26、like phrases. e.g. The room stands idle. 这房间闲置着。They stood ready to move at short notice. 他们已准备好, 接到通知随时可搬。 Stand firm - dont let them tell you what to do. 要坚定, 不要让他们对你指手画脚。They stand opposed to the new law. 他们反对这项新法律。In the above sentences, stand is used as a linking verb. still: a. not moving, mot

27、ionless, calm, quiete.g. Keep still while I do up your shoe. 站着别动，我给你系鞋带。The sea was calm and still. 大海风平浪静。Still waters run deep. （谚）流静水深，人静心深。This word can also be used as a verb with a related meaning. The food stilled the babys cries. 婴儿吃了东西就不哭了。 This attitude results in a nation of people commi

28、tted to researching, experimenting and exploring. (Para.1) Meaning: As a result of this attitude, Americans tend to devote their time and energy to researching, experimenting and exploring. result in: have as a result; causee.g. Acting before thinking always results in failing. 做事不先考虑总会导致失败。The acci

29、dent resulted in the death of two people (or: . resulted in two people being killed). 这场意外事故造成两人死亡。Compare: result from: be caused bye.g. Nothing has resulted from his efforts. 他的努力终成泡影。The childs illness resulted from eating unclean food. 他那孩子的病是由于吃了不洁净的食物。 We are slaves to nothing but the clock. (

30、Para.2) Meaning: We are under the control of time only and nothing else (or: we are only dominated by time). slave to sth.: a person who is completely influenced or dominated by sth.e.g. a slave to drink 酒鬼a slave to money 金钱的奴隶nothing but: only e.g. Hes nothing but a criminal. 他只不过是个罪犯。The report c

31、ontains nothing but lies. 这报道满篇都是谎言。 We budget it, . (Para.2) budget: v. plan the spending of (time, money, etc.), or provide (time, money) in the plane.g. She has made so many commitments that she has to budget her time very carefully. 她答应下来的事太多，因而不得不精心安排自己的时间。She budgeted for buying a new car. 她为了

32、买新汽车而计划节省开支。The government has budgeted for two bridges in the city. 政府已在预算中拨款在该城市造两座桥。Very often this word is used as a noun to mean a plan of how to spend money, etc. during a particular time for a particular purpose. e.g. a family / weeks budget 家庭 / 每周预算the companys advertising budget 公司的广告预算It

33、is important to balance this years budget. 重要的是要平衡今年的预算开支。 . a rather acute sense of .(Para.2) acute: a. Meaning 1) (of feelings or the senses) fine; sharp e.g. She still has very acute hearing, though she is eighty years old. 尽管她已经80岁了, 但她的听觉仍然很灵敏。Dogs have an acute sense of smell. 狗有灵敏的嗅觉。Meaning

34、2) severe, very greate.g. acute pain 剧痛an acute lack of water 严重缺水Please note the use of sense in the following examples: e.g. A sense of humor is a great quality for a person. 幽默感是一个人的宝贵素质。a sense of sight (hearing, smell, taste, touch) 视觉 (听觉, 嗅觉, 味觉, 触觉) a sense of duty 责任感be lost (or: dead) to a

35、ll sense of shame 全不知羞耻 . restlessly seeking attention in a store, or elbowing others. (Para.3) Meaning: . impatiently trying to get service in a store, or pushing others out of the way by using t heir elbows . restlessly: ad. impatiently e.g. The lion paced the floor of his cage restlessly. 狮子烦躁地在笼

36、子里走来走去。The man repeatedly looked at his watch while walking up and down restlessly in the room. 那人一边不耐烦地在屋子里走来走去，一边一遍又一遍地看手表。elbow: vt. push others out of the way using elbowse.g. I tried to stop him, but he elbowed me out of the way. 我试图拦住他，可他用胳膊肘把我推开。She elbowed her way through the crowd. 她从人群中挤了过

37、去。 Part 2 (Para. 4): They will miss the ritual interaction that goes with a welcoming cup of tea or coffee that may be a convention in their own country. (Para.4) Meaning: They will be sad because they will not have the usual exchanges (with the person who invited you) that go with a welcoming cup o

38、f tea or coffee. These usual exchanges may be a common and regular practice on similar occasions in their own country. convention: n. Meaning 1) general, usu. unspoken, agreement about how people should act or behave in certain situations; customary practicee.g. Convention now allows women to smoke

39、in public. 现代习俗允许妇女在公共场所吸烟。It is the convention for men to wear suits on formal occasions. 男子在正式场合穿西装是一种惯例。Until recently, it was a convention in the United States for people to wear black to a funeral. 直到最近，穿黑颜色的衣服参加葬礼仍然是美国的习俗。Meaning 2) meeting of members of a profession, political party, etc. e.g

40、. Conventions are usually held in large cities, which have good transportation systems and interesting sights to see. 会议通常在大城市里举行，那里有完善的交通和观光的地方。 They will miss the ritual interaction . (Para.4) ritual: Meaning 1) a. of or done regularly followed in exactly the same way each time e.g. Every day the

41、work begins with the ritual phrases of greeting. 每天，工作以例行的相互问候开始。Meaning 2) n. C, U method followed repeatedly in the same way every time e.g. Wives make a ritual of their household duties. 家庭主妇把家务作为自己每天的例行公事。I start to read English aloud the first thing after I get up in the morning, and that has b

42、ecome a ritual. 我每天早晨起来后的第一件事就是朗读英语, 这已成了一种习惯。 Part 3 (Para. 5-7): . especially given our traffic-filled streets. (Para.5) Meaning: . especially when we take into account our busy streets that are often full of traffic. given: prep. taking into accounte.g. Given their inexperience, theyve done a goo

43、d job. 考虑到他们缺乏经验，他们算做得不错了。Given her interest in children, teaching should be the right career for her. 看她对孩子们的兴趣，教书应是适合她的职业。 We can also use given that . for the same meaning: e.g. Given that they are inexperienced, theyve done a good job. 考虑到他们缺乏经验，这工作他们算做得不错了。Notice that given is followed by a nou

44、n phrase, while given that is followed by a finite clause. . the matter at hand. (Para.6) at hand: under discussion or being considerede.g. Her question was not related to the matter at hand. 她提的问题跟正在考虑的事情无关。The phrase at hand is very often used to mean near in time or place. The great day is at han

45、d. 重大节日即将到来。Realizing that the end of his career is near at hand, he looked for some additional income. 意识到退休在即, 他寻找额外的收入。Having the right equipment at hand will be very helpful. 手边有合适的设备可用将非常有帮助。Apart from at hand and near at hand, we can also say close at hand. All three phrases mean exactly the s

46、ame. whereas the postal service is less efficient. (Para. 7) whereas: conj. but, in contrast: whilee.g. We thought she did not like us, whereas in fact she was very shy. 我们以为她不喜欢我们，然而事实是因为她很害羞。They want a house, whereas we would rather live in a flat. 他们想住一所房子, 可我们宁愿住在一套公寓房里。In this sense, whereas i

47、s readily replaceable by while, without any change in meaning. e.g. Their country has plenty of oil, while (or: whereas) ours has none. 他们国家石油丰富, 而我们国家则一点也没有。Part 4 (Para.8):. it seems in their eyes as if the task being considered were insignificant, not worthy of proper respect. (Para.8) in ones ey

48、es: in the opinion or judgment of someonee.g. In the eyes of the critical professionals, he can do no wrong. 在评论家看来，他是不会错的。The expert is always right in the eyes of everybody. 在大家的心目中，专家总是对的。worthy of: meritinge.g. He is worthy of our praise. 他值得我们表扬。worthy of help 值得帮助的acts worthy of punishment 应该受

49、到惩罚的行为 5. Assignments for Section A: Ask students to review the text and do the exercises in the textbook Let students learn Text Structure Analysis on Page15 and do the exercises on Page17Section B Culture Shock1. Reading Skills: Scanning 2. Ask students to finish reading Text B in ten minutes and

50、doing exercises 3. Structure of the TextPart I (Para. 1) There are four stages of culture-shock adjustment when studying in a different country.Part II (Para. 2-7) Max got into Alberts room and wanted to take a very important report from Albert.Part III (Para. 8) Authors view on the four stages.4. L

51、anguages Points:Part I (Para 1) Certainly, its a new experience, which brings the opportunity of discovering fascinating things and a feeling of freedom. (line 3-4)这当然是人生新的经历，它会给你带来机会，去发现很多迷人的东西，获得一种自由感。It 指代文中第一句所说的studying in a different country.Which引导的非限制性定语从句修饰experience，从句的谓语动词brings接两个宾语，即opp

52、ortunity和a feeling of freedom。 In spite of these advantages, however, there are also some challenges you will encounter.词句可以理解为：Despite these advantages, however, there are also some challenges you will encounter.in spit of: despite 尽管e.g.In spit of these great efforts he had made, he didnt pass the exam at last. 尽管他做出了极大的努力，他最后还是没能通过考试。试比较：Despite these great efforts he had made, he didnt pass the exam at last. Because your views may clash with the different beliefs, norms, values, and traditions that exist in different countries,